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Rules Committee advances ordinance to create permit‑prioritization task force to speed affordable housing reviews

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · May 1, 2023
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The Rules Committee voted unanimously to send an ordinance to the full Board that would create a permit prioritization task force to recommend citywide priority permit lists and require departments to periodically update and justify prioritization. Proponents said the change aims to coordinate processing across departments so affordable and denser housing moves faster.

The Rules Committee on Monday recommended that the full Board of Supervisors consider an ordinance establishing a permit‑prioritization task force intended to coordinate and recommend a citywide list of priority permits and project types across multiple permit departments.

"We should have a common list of priority permit processing across all departments," Supervisor Asha Safaee said while presenting the ordinance. Safaee said the measure grew out of problems in her district and the Home SF program’s goal of incentivizing…

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